Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-01
A Farm GARDEN.

Els CouAfry GtailemIH.
som. time since began an article on
farm gardens The next number OF The
Couafry GsHfism1a had an editorial on ihls
subject which described the shape OF The
garden that have done . good deal OF
work In for forty years. Make garden
three ilmes A. long ss vie. and make u
large, % a. % have long rows and work
IL a. you woali q Held" Oars IL IL
acres In slte, and for mosi OF The summer
and fall We live largely upon iis prodae,s'
Most farm gardens arc close 10 The hish'
wsy. giving every p,sser.by chance 10
see how blg the plg.wccis are. Tbs gar
den 4. back Of The house snd IL proieciei
from The wet. north aud east by buililngs,
tall shade trees and shrubs. and IL eur.
rounded oy high picket fence. The soil
1. = deep candy loan. In The upper corner
= grass pla, for lauuify purposes. The
garden slopss gently from norih"e., 70
southeast A. The highest polri i i0un'
ialn Supplied With water from spring
tArrc. quarters % = mile away, brought In
pine and iamArack logs laid down some g
ysars ago, and they are Yet ~ good ~
when new In 20 years bui four logs have
been replaced these were irlarcd ~ The
ircafing of cattle. OF an are In TIE h.nds
% some thirsty scamp. The secret OF ihis
train OF logs LASTING is. they lie In running
water OF in heavy clay. from Tie ioun'
tain, with hose. troughs and diiehes' the
whole garden can be irrigated.
In ,Ae rras. pio, Il small pool from
which Ne syphon the water for large beds
of siravberries below. In The pool are q
few i.ke. brook ana cross-bfed trout,
wAich give much pleasure 20 the owner
and frieuds-tO look at-for none are allied
unless by ,ccident OF nghting among them
selves. They die OF old age. The lake
iroui a, nine years will turn 10 10 pounds
a eros..brcd weighed recently, NJ eighi
years, iurued pounds. These two sorts
were artlfclslly hsichei. The brook troat
A. 10 20 10 years 20 nom =i'2 ~ Sl'1
poun1s. or course these nsh are Ted sun
mer and winter. sni peIhsps grow f.sisi
than In lakes OF streams.
A. The garden IL 50 large, some OF the
rows are erossvise. Amer ihe grass come
hlsckberries, black-cap-, several rows OF
sirawbsrries then row OF dwarf pears !
usxt few more strawberries; then come
ihe Tower bets. and row of red rssposf-
rl,s All the berries and novers are irfi'
gated frrsly-fruii and bloom respond 10
The water.
Thl. tales up ons-,hiri OF the garden.
Above and below The cross'rovs are lev
rows running lengihvisei this gives COO
veulsn, access with horses and euluvstofs
between both long and short rows, al ,
feet apart.
All tlnds OF vegetables are raised. In
eludlng mangolds for The winter mich
cows. Usually have . clean garden up
20 having and harvest. sbout this time The
weeds on The deep. rich soil Get start,
which makes me glad the garden IL not by
The roai-siie.
win large gsrien laid out a. you rec
omneut. a farmer reei not depend on
m.fkst gardeners fOr his berries and early
vegetables: besides, delicate fruits Ike
s,rswberrles, not The market sorts, can
De fully ripsred on the vines and ready
three times = day. for ~ least three
weeks.
Ifeounnsd 20 one sort OF srsrberry, i
would take ChAs. Downing, which ripsns
early, Yields well and holds out A. late a.
auy save the Kentucky. whieh, by The Way,
Nc rctard by shade amer 4 O'Clock = ".
All sorts DO well on this soil. The sharp
lees Is favoriie. bat must be protected by
netting, or the birds will take every berry /;
besides. the netting Is gres, help 10 their
rlpenlng evenly.
The Jersey Queen Il enormous, blooms
with the Kentucky, and these two sorts
.houi De set together or siie by side, as
the Queen f. . plstlllate. and last year the
best row OF Qlvens was siailure-no s'am'
mates nearby AZ time OF bloom.
Along the fences We have srawoerfies'
black esp. aud asparagus, Instead OF grass.
The plekeis make . go0i support Tor The
canes. and grass can be kep, down by
heavy mulehing from the horse stables.
C1ynga Co, v d. y.